Wednesday, February 13, 2008

The Painting Project

Well, I did get to paint some yesterday.

This will not be a new career.

It is kind of fun, though.

I like that I can paint and then wash it off if I don't like it.Originally, I just had big bold flowersoutlined in the bronze color against thewhite plate. But I wanted to see what wouldhappen if I added a creamy wash over the whole thing.

I baked the plate as it was originally and thenadded the color wash.

After that I went back over it with the outlinecolor again. It kind of gave it depth.

Then I messed the whole thing up by adding the squiggles.Unfortunately, making squiggles is fun!That delicate little brush leaving a trail...Oh well!

In both cases I was using larger brushes and making larger flowers than I am comfortable with. One of these flowers pleased me...the other two...not so much! All of you real artists out there have nothingto fear from me...but even regular non-artisttypes can enjoy the creative process...from time to time.

This is similar to the plate that won me a ribbon at the fair.Only the flowers were centered...sigh! I made a few of these so I am not sure exactly which one I entered in the fair.Don't you just love the shape of the plate?I use these to put my teacup candles on or to serve wrapped candy.I never put food directly on these paintsI don't think it would be a good thing.

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